Ottawa touts its suitability as a convention host
Ottawa promotes its hotels and meeting spaces for groups from 15 to 1200, highlighting weekend hosting of over 600 attendees for the American Baptist Churches Central Region. The city stresses economic impact, local attractions, and the CTB director’s role in bringing conventions, noting Ottawa University ties and a new convention guide.
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Ottawa University
American Baptist Church
Convention and Tourism Bureau
Franklin County
CTB
Murray McGee
John D. Montgomery
Reader Forum Reader letters policy clarified
Opinions of readers are welcome in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Long letters may be edited for space.
Judge Clark Tax Decision Spurs Constitutional Debate in Kansas City
The 1987 ruling by U S District Judge RussellJs Clark raising property taxes in Kansas City to fund schools drew fresh attention in 1990 when the Supreme Court upheld it. The letter argues the ruling violated separation of powers and contends the judiciary should not levy taxes, urging reform and noting The Madison Forum.
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Russell Js. Clark
Kansas City
U.S. Supreme Court
Clark
America
Madison Forum
Glenwood Lane
St. Louis
Washington
Living a Life That’s Undone
A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reflection on endless home projects and the elusive idea of a “done” house. The author notes eight years of remodeling, missed funds, sideways windows, late planting, and a crowded, evolving home life shaped by five children and a single mother family structure.
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Jacquelyn Mitchard
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
How Long Will You Live quiz shocks columnist
The columnist reads a fitness quiz claiming to predict life span from personal facts and lifestyle questions. He discovers the test says he died seven years ago, but retests with different answers yield varying ages, prompting humorous self reflections and plans to change habits.
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